Bobby Bland

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Bobby Bland

Communications

#3700

World Rank

#5190

Historical Rank

#1621

USA Rank

Linguistics

#1775

World Rank

#2229

Historical Rank

#469

USA Rank

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Why Is Bobby Bland Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Robert Calvin Bland , known professionally as Bobby "Blue" Bland, was an American blues singer. Bland developed a sound that mixed gospel with the blues and R&B. He was described as "among the great storytellers of blues and soul music... [who] created tempestuous arias of love, betrayal and resignation, set against roiling, dramatic orchestrations, and left the listener drained but awed." He was sometimes referred to as the "Lion of the Blues" and as the "Sinatra of the Blues". His music was also influenced by Nat King Cole.

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